'Viper' remains in hospital after jeweller's arrest

MARTIN 'The Viper' Foley remained in hospital last night after he was arrested in a city centre jewellery shop.

The 64-year-old career criminal was being monitored at the Mater Hospital in Dublin after complaining of heart problems while being questioned by gardai on Tuesday.

Gardai are keeping a watch on Foley at the hospital after he tried to evade arrest in the jeweller's in Dublin's Ilac Centre on Monday. He has been at the hospital since Tuesday morning when he was transferred there from Store Street Garda Station.

The Herald this week obtained CCTV footage showing Foley trying to escape arrest in the store before he was restrained.

It took four people to hold veteran criminal Foley (64) in the store before gardai took him away for questioning.

At one point in the footage, the Dublin man is held against a glass display case.

While wearing handcuffs, he made several unsuccessful attempts to run for the exit door even after the shutters were closed half way down by the terrified co-owner of the shop.